Flaherty shook off his rough, abbreviated start in San Francisco, and started strong this afternoon. He battled Schebler to a full count and struck him out swinging with a slider. Then, after Jose Peraza dumped a single to CF, Flaherty got Votto to roll over on a fastball, and ground into a 4-6-3 double play. Jack threw just 9 pitches in the inning.
With lightning flashing in the area and the grounds crew chief poking his head out of the dugout, Matt Carpenter brought the first bout of thunder. He attacked an inside, 2-0 fastball and just hooked it around the RF foul pole, presumably just out of Billy Hamilton’s reach.